Amendments of Class D and E Airspace:

Federal Register Volume 76, Number 154 (Wednesday, August 10, 2011)

Proposed Rules

Pages 49383-49384

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]

FR Doc No: 2011-20305

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 71

Docket No. FAA-2011-0625; Airspace Docket No. 11-AEA-16

Proposed Amendment of Class D and E Airspace; North Philadelphia,

PA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend Class D and Class E airspace at

Northeast Philadelphia Airport, North Philadelphia, PA, due to the closing of Willow Grove Naval Air Station and Warminster NAWC. This action would enhance the safety and airspace management of Instrument

Flight Rules (IFR) operations in the North Philadelphia, PA airspace area.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 26, 2011. The

Director of the Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action under title 1, Code of Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to the annual revision of FAA, Order 7400.9 and publication of conforming amendments.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this rule to: U. S. Department of

Transportation, Docket Operations, West Building Ground Floor, Room

W12-140, 1200 New JerseyAvenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001;

Telephone: 1-800-647-5527; Fax: 202-493-2251. You must identify the

Docket Number FAA-2011-0625; Airspace Docket No. 11-AEA-16, at the beginning of your comments. You may also submit and review received comments through the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.

You may review the public docket containing the rule, any comments received, and any final disposition in person in the Dockets Office

(see ADDRESSES section for address and phone number) between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.

An informal docket may also be examined during normal business hours at the office of the Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation

Administration, Room 210, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia 30337.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Fornito, Airspace Specialist,

Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic

Organization, Federal

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Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-6364.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

Interested persons are invited to comment on this rule by submitting such written data, views, or arguments, as they may desire.

Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic, environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal. Communications should identify both docket numbers and be submitted in triplicate to the address listed above. Those wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must submit with those comments a self- addressed, stamped postcard on which the following statement is made:

``Comments to Docket No. FAA-2011-0625; Airspace Docket No. 11-AEA- 16.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter. All communications received before the specified closing date for comments will be considered before taking action on the proposed rule. The proposal contained in this notice may be changed in light of the comments received. A report summarizing each substantive public contact with FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the docket.

Availability of NPRMs

An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded from and comments submitted through http://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking documents can also be accessed through the FAA's

Web page at http://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/. Additionally, any person may obtain a copy of this notice by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), Office of Air Traffic Airspace Management, ATA- 400, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591, or by calling

(202) 267-8783. Communications must identify both docket numbers for this notice. Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future NPRMs should contact the FAA's Office of Rulemaking, (202) 267- 9677, to request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking Distribution System, which describes the application procedure.

The Proposal

The FAA is considering an amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal

Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to amend Class D and E airspace at

Northeast Philadelphia Airport, North Philadelphia, PA. Class D and

Class E airspace designated as surface area would be reconfigured due to the closing of Willow Grove Naval Air Station and Warminster NAWC.

Class D and Class E airspace designations are published in

Paragraphs 5000 and 6002, respectively, of FAA Order 7400.9U, dated

August 18, 2010, and effective September 15, 2010, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D and E airspace designations listed in this document would be published subsequently in the Order.

The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current.

It, therefore, (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under

Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under DOT

Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant preparation of a Regulatory Evaluation as the anticipated impact is so minimal. Since this is a routine matter that will only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is certified that this proposed rule, when promulgated, would not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII,

Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's authority.

This proposed rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described in Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section, the FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient use of airspace. This proposed regulation is within the scope of that authority as it proposes to amend Class D and E airspace in the

North Philadelphia, PA area.

Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Proposed Amendment

In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation

Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR Part 71 as follows:

PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR

TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS 1. The authority citation for Part 71 will continue to read as follows:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24

FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.

Sec. 71.1 [Amended] 2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal

Aviation Administration Order 7400.9U, Airspace Designations and

Reporting Points, dated August 18, 2010, and effective September 15, 2010, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D airspace.

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AEA PA D North Philadelphia, PA [Amended]

Northeast Philadelphia Airport, Philadelphia, PA

(Lat. 40[deg]04'55''; N long. 75[deg]00'39'' W.)

That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 2,600 feet MSL within a 5.6-mile radius of the Northeast

Philadelphia Airport. This Class D airspace area is effective during the specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice to

Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.

* * * * *

Paragraph 6002 Class E airspace designated as surface areas.

* * * * *

AEA PA E2 North Philadelphia, PA [Amended]

Northeast Philadelphia Airport, Philadelphia, PA

(Lat. 40[deg]04'55'' N., long. 75[deg]00'39'' W.)

That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 2,600 feet MSL within a 5-mile radius of the Northeast Philadelphia

Airport. This Class E airspace area is effective during the specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be continuously purblished in the Airport/Facility Directory.

Issued in College Park, Georgia, on August 1, 2011.

Mark D. Ward,

Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic

Organization.

FR Doc. 2011-20305 Filed 8-9-11; 8:45 am

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